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Family law expert comments on reform of rights for common law spouses
Denying the mother of four children a widowed parent’s allowance is illegal, the supreme court has ruled today, in a decision that significantly extends the rights of unmarried couples. Simon...
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Consent and Direct Marketing: What is informed consent in the UK? The decision of the First-tier Tribunal in Xerpla Ltd v The Information Commissioner
Background The UK has laws which prohibit spam – currently the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive Regulations 2003) (PECR). PECR runs in parallel with data protection law. Critical to...
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When does inconsistent conduct amount to a variation of contract? Merit Holdings Limited v Michael J Lonsdale Limited [2017]
An issue which often arises in a commercial setting is where two companies agree a contract for goods or services but do not put the terms in writing, instead relying...
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Time to prepare for data limbo? A no-deal Brexit and its impact on cross-border data flows
As a no-deal Brexit becomes a distinct possibility the UK government is to start producing guidance to deal with this eventuality. However when it comes to data protection and the...
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Freehold vs leasehold: what’s the difference?
Freehold and leasehold are the two main types of property ownership in the UK. Here we explain how these types of ownership differ and the considerations to note when buying...
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Holding the PRs to account
You know that you have been named as a beneficiary under a Will or are entitled under a relative's intestacy. After the initial emotions experienced in learning this news have...
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Buyers beware – the financial cost of losing track of just one thread in a transaction can be high
A major housebuilder has fallen victim to an unfortunate lack of concentration when acquiring a development site in Wales, with expensive consequences, and its loss provides a stark warning to...
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Successful Inheritance Act claim for perceived “lodger”
Testamentary freedom, or a person's freedom to dispose of their property upon death as they see fit, is a fundamental principle of English and Welsh law. Justice Cockburn very eloquently...
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Students grow their ambitions with law firm Blake Morgan in Wales
Students from Bridgend and Cardiff were given the opportunity of a unique work placement scheme with their local law firm Blake Morgan this summer. Now in its seventh year, the Growing Ambitions scheme gives...
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Students grow their ambitions with Blake Morgan in the Thames Valley
Students have been given the opportunity to take advantage of a unique work placement scheme with law firm Blake Morgan. Now in its sixth year, Growing Ambitions gives young people nominated by...
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Bawa-Garba v General Medical Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1879
Yesterday the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed Dr Bawa-Garba's appeal and set aside the sanction of erasure, restoring the original order of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (The Tribunal) that she...
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Government opens a consultation looking at reform of cycling laws
We welcome the opening of a consultation to look at the reform of cycling laws. The Government has recently announced the opening of a consultation looking at reform of cycling...
